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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 8 | Part 1, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the white man's idea of how the Utes should live?
(a) Farming corn.
(b) Hunting and fishing.
(c) Raising hogs.
(d) Raising chickens and turkeys.

2. Twisted in spirit by first learning as a boy, then in young adulthood trying to kill memories and old influences, what happens to Tom?
(a) He builds his own false legends as he goes.
(b) False legends arise, but he is able to remain focused.
(c) He makes the trek without building any legends.
(d) He makes the transition integrating the legends.

3. George and Bessie Black Bull are compelled to work where for the white man?
(a) The sheep ranch.
(b) The cattle ranch.
(c) The steelmill.
(d) The sawmill.

4. After two years, George and Bessie Black Bull are in debt for how much to the white man?
(a) $42.
(b) $32.
(c) $52.
(d) $62.

5. How many baskets does Bessie Black Bull trade for an ax, ammunition, a hunting knife, and candy at Jim Thatcher's store?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is it that tracks the few Utes who have left the reservation to their camp?

2. The main character, a Ute boy, first learns the Indian legends, keeps them alive, and then lives with white men. What happens to him, ultimately?

3. When Jim Thatcher tells Bessie Black Bull that Frank No Deer's death was self-defense, what does she do?

4. When Bessie Black Bull goes back to town a third time, what does she trade with Indian women in exchange for information about Blue Elk?

5. What do Bessie and Tom Black Bull gather willow shoots and other plants for?

(see the answer key)

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